"The Physics of Throwing a Starship Off a Cliff to ..." Topic
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Tango01 | 22 Nov 2016 12:55 p.m. PST |
…Make It Fly. "I want to analyze a scene from Star Trek Beyond but don't want to spoil the movie. Let me set things up in the most generic way possible. If you are very allergic to spoilers, maybe you should just move along to this nice post about radioactive bananas. You have been warned. Here is the scene: Some people have found an old starship at the top of a cliff. They want to get it flying and leave the planet. An engineer-types says, "We have to achieve terminal velocity in order for the stabilizers to provide lift. Are you sure this drop is high enough to do that?" Of course they get the starship over the edge. What happens next? You'll have to see the movie to find out…" More here link Amicalement Armand |
Dynaman8789 | 22 Nov 2016 12:57 p.m. PST |
Some things should just be left alone… |
Oberlindes Sol LIC | 22 Nov 2016 1:31 p.m. PST |
We don't have the equations to work out the physics of antigravity stabilizers, which is what the engineer-type was no doubt discussing. Moreover, we don't have enough information for an accurate determination of terminal velocity on that planet in any case. |
Dynaman8789 | 22 Nov 2016 1:46 p.m. PST |
Actually now I remember, it had to be going 88 miles an hour for the warp drive to kick in. |
OldGrenadier at work | 22 Nov 2016 1:55 p.m. PST |
Didn't the starship in question look a bit like a Delorean? :) |
optional field | 22 Nov 2016 4:22 p.m. PST |
Georges Méliès already showed that you can launch a spaceship in literally (literally literally, not metaphorically literally) in the first sci-fi film ever. It's at about 12 minutes in (the link below is the hand-coloured print with a modern soundtrack). The scene in question is at about 12 minutes in. YouTube link |
Col Durnford | 22 Nov 2016 4:39 p.m. PST |
It's all good science as long as you remember to pop the clutch. |
Rubber Suit Theatre | 22 Nov 2016 6:10 p.m. PST |
Would it help if I got out and pushed? |
Oberlindes Sol LIC | 22 Nov 2016 6:23 p.m. PST |
Now I want 25mm miniatures of the moon people from the film. |
Tango01 | 23 Nov 2016 11:05 a.m. PST |
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